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Beating The Odds: The Life And Times Of E A Milne

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E A Milne was one of the giants of 20th century astrophysics and cosmology. His bold ideas, underpinned by his Christianity, sparked controversy — he believed two time scales operate in the universe.Struggling against poverty, Milne won five scholarships to Cambridge. In World War I he abandoned his studies to develop Horace Darwin's device for anti-aircraft gunnery. Ballistics took Milne back to Cambridge as a don. While in his twenties he fell victim to encephalitis lethargica. Its consequent
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9781848169074

Publisher

Imperial College Press

Publication Date

2013-04-16

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